Asteraceae
Galactites tomentosa
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Galactites
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Synonyms
- Carduus galactites (L.) Bory & Chaub.
- Carduus orgyalis Steud.
- Carduus orientalis Pers.
- Carduus pungens Pers. ex DC.
- Carduus strictus (Ten.) Steud.
- Centaurea elegans All.
- Centaurea galactites L.
- Cirsium galactites (L.) Hill
- Cirsium microcephalum Sch.Bip.
- Cirsium orientale Spreng.
- Cirsium rheginum Spreng.
- Cirsium siculum Spreng.
- Cirsium strictum Moris
- Cnicus galactites (L.) Loisel.
- Cnicus orientalis Willd.
- Cnicus rectus Hort.Par. ex DC.
- Crocodilium galactites Dum.Cours. ex Steud.
- Galactites elegans (All.) Nyman ex Soldano
- Galactites pumilus Porta
- Galactites tomentosa f. rosea Briq. & Cavill.
- Galactites tomentosa var. elegans (All.) DC.
Photos

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Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.